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ramble

ram·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ram-buh l]
    • /ˈræm bəl/
    • /ˈræm.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ram-buh l]
    • /ˈræm bəl/

Definitions of ramble word

  • verb without object ramble to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time. 1
  • verb without object ramble to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path. 1
  • verb without object ramble to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion: The vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks. 1
  • verb without object ramble to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way (usually followed by on): The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote. 1
  • verb with object ramble to walk aimlessly or idly over or through: They spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths. 1
  • noun ramble a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure. 1

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Origin of ramble

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ramble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ramble popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ramble usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ramble

verb ramble

  • aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
  • adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
  • amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
  • be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
  • blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.

noun ramble

  • ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
  • breath of fresh air — sth new
  • constitutional — Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
  • day trip — A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.
  • drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.

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